implementing windows 8 design principles
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Implementing Windows 8 Design PrinciplesBrent Edwards
Associate Principal ConsultantBrentE@magenic.com@brentledwardsbrentedwards.nethttps://github.com/brentedwards
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Local Events
• Twin Cities Windows 8 User Group – 4th Tuesday of Month– http://windows8ug.com/
• Windows 8 JavaScript and HTML Camp – Oct 4th
– http://aka.ms/Win8JavaScript• Windows 8 Developer Camp – Oct 9th
– http://aka.ms/Win8Camp• Windows 8 Hackathon – Oct 10th
– http://aka.ms/Win8Hackathon
Level Set
• Designer?• Developer?• Aren’t Designer but play one at work?
Windows 8 Design PrinciplesWhat are they?
Windows 8 Design Principles
• Do more with less– Content before chrome
• Pride in craftsmanship– Styling, layout, typography – The details matter
• Be fast and fluid– Design for touch with motion and ergonomics in mind
• Authentically digital– Remember that user is interacting with computerized device
• Win as one– Use contracts to work with other apps
That’s awful designer-likeWhat about us developer types?
Approach Your UI Differently
• Design for Touch• Put Content Before Chrome
– Full Screen Content• Leverage Adaptive Layout• Be Authentically Digital
– Don’t try to mimic the real world
Design for Touch
Windows 8 Touch Language
• Design your app to be touch first
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464920.aspx
How Does Touch Change Things?
• Targets must be bigger
• 40 x 40px – Recommended minimum size– IF a wrong touch can be fixed in 1-2 gestures or within 5 seconds
• 50 x 50px – Recommended for actions with severe consequences– Close, Delete– Requires 2 gestures, 5 seconds, or major context change to correct
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465415.aspx
What Doesn’t Work With Touch?
• Listbox and ComboBox– Don’t have a good form factor for touch UI– Still available, but their use is discouraged
Content Before Chrome
Content Before Chrome
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh868264.aspx
Content Before Chrome
• What is Chrome?– Chrome is anything that isn’t CONTENT– Chrome is clutter
• Drop the clutter– Focus on what is important– Let the rest fade away
• Example:– Commands don’t have to take up screen real estate
• Get rid of menu bars• Swipe from edge for system commands• Swipe from bottom for your app commands in AppBar
Adaptive Layout
Adaptive Layout
• What is Adaptive Layout?– A layout that adapts to the available screen real estate
Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
Adaptive Layout[Demo]
Adaptive Layout
• Snap View• GridView• ListView
Snap View
Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
Snap View
• 320px Fixed Width• Matches Height of Screen• Allows for multitasking
GridView
• First thing you see with Start Screen• Primary way to display data• Scrolls Horizontally• Uses Rows and Columns• Can display grouped content
– Using CollectionViewSource
GridView[Demo]
ListView
• Exactly the same as GridView EXCEPT:– Scrolls Vertically– Uses Rows
• Works great for Snap View
ListView[Demo]
Authentically DigitalDon’t try to mimic the real world
Semantic Zoom
• Lets user quickly navigate large amounts of data with touch gestures
• 2 Levels– Zoomed Out
• The Forest– Zoomed In
• The Trees
Semantic Zoom[Demo]
FlipView
• ItemsControl to view a single item at a time from a collection• Navigate between items with swipe gesture• Good for a small number of items
FlipView[Demo]
AppBarMore Content Before Chrome
AppBar
• Menu Bars are clutter– Not CONTENT– Commands aren’t needed constantly
• Only show when needed– Swipe from edge for system commands– Swipe from bottom for your app commands in AppBar
AppBar[Demo]
Recap
• Design for Touch• Utilize Content Before Chrome
– Full Screen Content• Leverage Adaptive Layout• Be Authentically Digital
– Don’t try to mimic the real world
• Developers can make good looking apps too
Questions?
Brent EdwardsAssociate Principal Consultant with Magenic
BrentE@magenic.com@brentledwardsbrentedwards.nethttps://github.com/brentedwards
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